Politics

In a debate over the regularisation of 15,000 guest teachers across the national capital, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal delivered an angry speech, even losing his temper at opposition leader Vijender Gupta.

"The Prime Minister had a revelation one night that demonetisation should be done and he does it. In any case, it was a bold step. I have to remind you suicide too is a bold step," Shourie said.

Kannur, for years, has been a battleground for CPM and RSS workers. As per the crime bureau figures, 45 CPM activists, 44 from the BJP, 15 from Congress and four from the Muslim League, have been killed since 1991 in Kannur.

Shah started the campaign from Karamsad, the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It's not just about the Yatras anymore in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. The BJP is countering Congress' "Vikas Gone Crazy" slogan with "I am Vikas, I am Guja...

Pilot, who is a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi, said that the elevation has been in the pipeline for a long time and the Congress vice-president should now lead from the front.

“Don’t teach us patriotism. The day when we need to be taught patriotism hasn’t come yet,” Uddhav said, addressing the annual Dussehra rally of his party at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park.

BJP ally Shiv Sena as well as the opposition said that instead of pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet bullet train project, the Centre should focus on improving safety of passengers and amenities at stations.

Rahul’s three-day visit to Gujarat earlier this week, where he went to some temples, kicked off a debate.

MLA C V Shanmugam, who was part of a delegation that made the submissions at the EC, said affidavits from 95 percent of party cadres supporting the merged faction have been submitted.

Rahul Gandhi, who had kicked off his tour after offering prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple on Monday, resumed his road-show on Wednesday by trekking up the famous Chotila temple in Surendranagar district.

Addressing the press, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said Delhi's education reforms are being praised everywhere.

Ousted Bihar Congress Chief Ashok Choudhary lamented the way he was removed by party president Sonia Gandhi and asked if the decision could have been conveyed to him personally.

Sellur K Raju, however, refused to elaborate and said the death of 'Amma (Jayalalithaa)' was a huge loss. The cooperation minister said he was not prepared to say anything more on the issue.

Akhilesh Yadav was addressing the state convention, which unanimously re-elected Naresh Uttam as the party's president in Uttar Pradesh.

Mamata, who inaugurated state minister Arup Biswas’s Suruchi Sangha Dura Puja Pandal on Saturday evening, said that there are three types of people - "good, bad and goody-goody people".

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the Congress leader said, "Wife of a terrorist, who is wanted in many terror cases arrives in India to meet her father and then goes back."